Maersk Container Industry launches Star Cool CA+

Star Cool CA+ was established to extend the market reach of sensitive, low-respiring perishables, building on Maersk Container Industry’s Star Cool CA system for high-respiring fresh produce.    A.P. Moller – Maersk Group’s container manufacturing unit, Maersk Container Industry (MCI), has launched Star Cool CA+, an extension of its established controlled atmosphere system.
   Star Cool CA+ extends the market reach of sensitive, low-respiring perishables, building on MCI’s Star Cool CA system for high-respiring fresh produce.
   Compared to high-respiring perishables, such as bananas and avocados, low-respiring perishables, such as blueberries and lychees, require a different composition of the atmosphere in the container, MCI explained.
   “With increased consumer demand around the world for a vast variety of fresh produce, the Star Cool CA+ system provides new cost-effective trade opportunities for fruit growers, shipping lines and food retailers alike, as well as an increase in choice and quality for consumers, regardless of regional seasons,” MCI said.